History of the Internet in Russia

The Russian internet (also known as the runet) is a part of the Internet with its main content in Russian. According to data from August 2019 and studies conducted by W3Techs, 6.5% of the 10 million most popular Internet sites in the world use Russian. In 2013, according to these studies, the Russian language became the second most used on the Internet after English. Since the advent of the internet, once experienced a period of relatively greater internet freedom, however, the country has progressively tightened its control over international connectivity, emphasizing its autonomy, security and gradually developing an independent website ecosystem.